Westerly Granite Company

Smith granite company in 1845 orlando smith discovered a granite outcrop on the property owned by joshua babcock in westerly rhode island and a year later purchased the site from him he established a granite quarry shortly thereafter and by the 1850s was cutting granite monuments.

Westerly granite company.

Westerly granite was just rock until 1845. Wccu nmls id 518892. Wccu routing and transit 211573313. Westerly granite throughout the u s.

He and his mother bought the. The most notable company in town however was the one founded by orlando. The registered agent on file for this company is george a. In 1887 the smith granite company was incorporated with family members holding all the stock.

Please call us at 401 377 2530 or. It is well documented through historical order books photographs and artifacts. One such company was the new england granite works which began operating a quarry known as the rhode island granite works in 1868. The pawcatuck river flows on the western border of westerly and was once renowned for its own species of westerly.

Westerly became famous for its blue white granite after the stone was first extracted from the crumb quarry near the village of bradford in 1834. States are colored if they have buildings or monuments that are made from westerly granite were made in westerly ri or appear in the order books of a westerly ri granite company. Equal housing lender we do business in accordance with federal fair lending laws. Federally insured by ncua.

Is a rhode island domestic profit corporation. Browse our online collection of photos and reference materials or schedule an appointment to view them in person. The granite industry played a prominent role in the history of westerly ri. Despite the high number of granite companies in westerly at the time it was clear that there were some which were viewed as major players.

The company s filing status is listed as active and its file number is 000096656. In 1836 a hotel erected in westerly is thought to be the first building co nstructed of westerly granite from the alexander crumb quarry. Please note that comolli granite will be closed from aug 12 through aug 18 for vacations. Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of washington county rhode island first settled by english colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669 it is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a population of 22 787 as of the 2010 census.

Westerly granite co inc. And is located at 15 franklin street westerly ri 02891.